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Microsoft Corp said on Friday that it will not attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas in person, joining a list of companies that choose not to have a physical presence at next month’s event due to concerns about the rapid spread of the ‘Omicron COVID. -19 variant.
The US software giant added that it will continue to attend CES remotely, according to an emailed statement. The Verge was the first to report on Friday that Microsoft will not physically attend CES.
Several other companies including US automaker General Motors Co, Google of Alphabet Inc., and its self-driving automotive technology company Waymo, the parent company of Facebook Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter Inc, Lenovo Group, AT&T Inc, and Amazon. com Inc dropped in-person participation plans earlier this week.
CES officials said Thursday that the event will still be held in person January 5-8 with “strong security measures in place,” which include vaccination requirements, masking and availability of COVID-19 testing.
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